Swingletree-hook.



W. E. WITT.

SWINGLETREE HOOK. APPLIO AAAAAAAAAAA PR. 111111 2.

1,061,435. Patented May 13, 1913.

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WARREN E. WITT, OF RAYMOND, ILLINOIS.

SWINGLETREE-HOOK.

?atented May 13,1913. Serial No. 692,742.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, TARREN E. lVI'r'r, a citizen o't the United States, residing at Raymond, in the county ot h'lontgonery and State ot' Illinois, have invented a new and uset'ul Swingletree-Hook, ot' which the following' is a specifieation.

This invention relates to a swingletree hook, and has for its primary Object to produce a hook of this charaeter for the attachnent of tugs or traces and provided with means for preventing the aecidental detachment of the .tug or trace and to :turther prevent the entanglement of the tail of the horse or other dratt aniinal, or any other Object, with the hook. This invention also contenplates a device of this eharacter which shall be simple, durable and inexpensive in construction, as well as convenient and eliicient in use. A

\Vith the foregoing and other objects lll view, which will be apparent as the invention is better understood, this invention resides in the novel construction and eornbination of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended clain, it being understood that this device is susceptible of alterations or deviations in its details within the scope of the appended clain without (fle'parting from the Spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodinent in the aeconpanying drawings, wherein siinilar reference characters have been employed to denote corresponding parts, and wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the present hook showing the guard when not in use. Fig. 2 is a siinilar view showing the guard as swung into position for retaining the tug or traee in position. F 3 is plan view o't the hook. Fig. %t is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a pei-spective View of the guards.

.Referring specitically to the drawings, the nnneral 6 designates a eockeye for engageinent With the swingletree, and which has a tug or trace hook 7 attaehed thereto. The butt end of the shank of the hook is at tached to the cockeye (3 so that the shank projects radially from the cockeye, the tip or point of the bill of the hoolc being` designated by the nuneral 8 and being curved toward the shank. An ear 9 is provided within the croteh between the shank of the hook and the eoekeye 6, and a pin or rivet '10 passes through the ear 0 and has the ends thereot headed. This pin or rivet 10 has the \vashers lil, nonted on the ends thereo't. The cockeye (3, hook 7 and the car f) are preferahly cast or forged integral, and may be constructed of any suitable inetal.

The guard comprises a doubled resilient wire forining' a U-shaped ineniher 12, which has the ends thereot forned into eyes `14. engaging' the ends of the rivet 10 within the washers 11. The guard straddles the shanh of the hook from opposite the tip of the bill and has its branches bent to form elbows 17. The guard is pivoted to the hutt end of the slank in order that the elbows 17 .may swine` over and away from the tip of the bill. The arns 16 between the elbows .17 and the bend of the guard are provided with inset portions or indents '1.5 adapted to snap over the shank of the hook. These portions 15 are adapted to snap over the shank 7 when the elbows 17 are passed over the end of the hook so that the gu-ard will be retained in position, and in a Similar nanner, when the guard is swung away from the end ot the hook, the inwardly howed portions 15 will be snapped over the shank of the look in order to retain the guard in inoperative position. \Vhen the guard is swung toward the end o't the hook, the arlns 13 of the elbows will close the gap between the end of the hoolc and the ear 9 and serve to prevent the entanglement o't the tail of the hoi'se or other dra'tt aninal, or other objects, with the hook. The bend of the gua'd serves as a stop in order to liniit the swinging' novenient ot' the guard, the bend being arranged to strike the shank of the hook when the joints of the elhows thereot have passed over the tip of the liOOK.

lt will thus he seen, that when the tug or t'ace is engagcd to the lool, the guard inay be swung toward or over the end of the hool: so as to preveut the accidental dis plaeenent of the traee or tug, and to also prevent the entanglement ot other objeets with the hook. The guard serves to etlectually prevent the detachnent of the traee or tug and readily operable.

This device is also sinple in construction, consisting o't but :few parts, and is capable o't inexpensive nanu'taeture. It is also possible to nse this hook 'tor various purposes, as will be apparent.

What is elained is:

A swingletree hook enbodying` a shank and a bill having its tip Curved toward the shank, a pin passing through the butt end of the shanl, and a resilient U-shaped gnai'd straddiing the shank from opposite the tip of the bill and having its branches bent to form eibows and its ends hent into eyes ein bracing the ends of the pin, so that When the bend of the guard is swung against the shank of the hook, the tip of the bili will project and terninate between the eibows, those arns of the guard between the eibows and bend being provided With inwardly bowed portions to snap over the shank of the hook.

In testimony that I claini the foregoing as 15 my own, I have hereto aflxed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

VVARREN E. XVITT.

.Vitnesses KV. H. SOHERER, LEW L. POTTS.

Copies of this petent may be obtane for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C. 

